TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES IN MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith

COPYRIGHT, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995

Special thanks go to Jonathan K. T. Smith for his work to preserve and share this information about black cemeteries in Madison County and for giving permission to convert this work to web pages.

CLOVER CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Medon, Tennessee, being situated on the west side of State Highway 18. There are several graves marked by funeral home markers no longer with information in their panels. An outside plaque on the church here states that the congregation was founded in 1856.

 

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JAMES M. MOSLEY, US Army Korea, Oct. 4, 1927-Jan. 10, 1992

RACHEL N. McBRIDE, May 17, 1890-Nov. 13, 1981

STONEWALL CHISM, SR., Daddy, Oct. 6, 1919-July 19, 1988

ZACARIAH MOSLEY, PVT US Army, World War I, Aug. 6, 1894-Jun. 4, 1992

Mrs. CANARY NEWSOM, Mother, July 23, 1914-Apr. 2, 1969

Double tombstone: FANNIE NEWSOME, Mother, May 17, 1888-May 5, 1979

ROSCOE NEWSOME, Father, Apr. 13, 1888-Oct. 8, 1965

ELLA ALSTON, Dec. 13, 1904-Aug. 10, 1987

JEWELL L. BOWIE, May 20, 1944-Apr. 29, 1994

Mrs. HATTIE GLADNEY, Died Dec. 26, 1967, Age 83, Dixie Funeral Home Marker (Bolivar)

WILLIAM CHISM, Nov. 10, 1884-May 7, 1961

JOE LOUIS MACKEY, 1936-1950, Age 14

LEE TOM SMITH, May 1, 1871-Apr. 26, 1945

TOM MOSLEY, Tennessee PVT 320 Service BN QMC, Sept. 10, 1894-March 16, 1950

ROBERT H. CHISM, Father, Aug. 8, 1911-Nov. 15, 1990

Double tombstone: Rev. CLINTON Z. MOSLEY, Oct. 30, 1918-Nov. 6, 1984\ADELLA MOSLEY, Aug. 17, 1911-____

WALTER W. NEWSOM, July 5, 1907-Sept. 16, 1976

Double tombstone: ZACARIAH MOSLEY, Aug. 6, 1894-June 4, 1992\ELNER MOSLEY, Mar. 31, 1894-July 12, 1975

FRANK NEWSOM, PFC Enl Res Corps, Marc. 10, 1912-May 26, 1966

LUTHER L. HAMPTON, PFC US Army World War II, May 26, 1918-Oct. 20, 1984

GEORGE ALSTON, 1902-1966

SANDRA KAY HOLLOWAY, May 3, 1951-Jan. 7, 1983

Mr. CLODIE GLADNEY, SR., Died Jan. 16, 198?, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

HATTIE COLLINS, Oct. 31, 195-Apr. 25, 1972

OCTAVIA CHISM, Nov. 10, 1884-May 7, 1961

BEADlE SMITH, Jan. 28, 1888-Nov. 3, 1966

JAMIE G. SMITH, Mar. 7, 1916-Aug. 19, 1970

MABLE L. MACKEY, 1908-1950, Age 41

JENNIFER N. DAWKINS, Died June 27, 1986, Age 17 mons.

 

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